I was so use to typing 200 numbers for so long, seems I type it without thinking sometimes.  I just was so use with 230 seemed I type it without thinking.   I have done this mistake enough it's getting on my nerves on amount. 

And I've been staring at receipts for a bit did not help.  For my fan that broke I needed to get a receipt but luckily I found it.  So now I can call Monday and try to get them to repair it.  I'm hoping they will just make me send in motor.

Or the new person goes to bitcoin atm buys 1  dollar worth.  Or even a exchange buys a few dollars.  Either of  those are not tasks but saves who knows how many hours for the new person and have a little to play with.

I think that vs spending hours on faucets to make dust  is much better.  Typing a capatcha does not teach you much about bitcoins.  So little learning and little pay, not good.

It's very risky on a lot of them.  They are pump/dump, if you hold to long ... you are stuck with a coin that is diving in price.   Some do get in on the upswing and make very good profits.  But it's highly risky.

BTC is much more stable long term it's a safer bet.  But it normally does not have the swings altcoins do.  So traders still go after altcoins.

Slowly going down still:

Bitcoin Difficulty:    72,722,780,643
Estimated Next Difficulty:    78,516,647,622 (+7.97%)
Adjust time:    After 224 Blocks, About 1.4 days
Hashrate(?):    555,650,917 GH/s

Nice to not see 10 on there.   Even though it's still higher then I like 10 just is to much.  Price is around 278 which is pretty good.  Were making some gains there which makes me happy.

I still have plans to test some more things.  It's getting there thank you to all who have posted questions or answers.   Really has helped this tread do more then just a review.  

I still am enjoying the free heat it's heat to sound ratio is very good.   I do plan on moving it into my mining area sometime but not yet.  

My mining area had a big fan go out it's been an adventure but. Since the mining area is getting more winter weather it did not effect heat a ton.  But I replaced it for my piece of mind.  Now I need to try to talk to the fan maker and see if they really stand by the 1 year warranty.  Lowes pretty much said after 3 months your out off luck except through manufacture.  Also... fan's are much harder to find in winter it turns out .

But I do have more ideas to come.

We need to know a lot more.  What is your electricity price?  Do you have to pay a vat/import tax?

Things like that will help us a lot.  Really can't make blanket statements that it is or is not profitable.  Varies depending a lot on first line of questions.

In case anyone saw it I deleted a post.  I ask in first post to keep it civil.  If you are name calling, or just putting down someone I delete it.

I don't pick sides it's all treated equal.  Please just keep it civil, and have fun.  This is a fun thread.... really.

Are you able to share pictures of new location?  I'm curious what it looks like compared to old one.

That seems like a pretty big move. Is it already done or still working on it?

Yes it has the GUI you would expect from a bitmain product.  It feels like any other product they have.   

The main differences I can think of with CrazyGuy's versiion vs original is the zombie fix, easy gui freq on internal chip, and being able to point internal chip to pool of your choice through gui.

But yes very much GUI and easy.

They would be a completely different type of data center.  Your talking about server farms where AC is what's cooling them down.

Asic data centers are massivly different in cooling.  They just have a lot more heat exhaust with so many watt's being used.  Some do fan's and try pumping new air in and old air out with shear force of CFM's.   Whall best chances are the environments that allow evaporation cooling (does not work in all places).  So it really is too completely different things.

It's been a while since I have played with mine it's in project pile.  I had to look it up as it's been a bit.  It looks like they were using BFGMiner with all the gui stuff for windows.  I thought so but I wanted to look it up for sure - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1022764.0 (This was before RPI really took over so I was still running windows on my lotto machine back then).

You might switch from cgminer to BFGMiner and see how it goes.  With them picking it to go with gui ehash released with the nano might at least be worth a try.

Front last updated:  408 sticks paid (197 shipped)

So considering 1000 was plan I think.  Not to far away with being batch 2.  I would like them to be able to finish it and hopefully make a little cash.  This is as I really want to see more products like the pod in future from sidehack and novak.

I have done 3 without any issues.  I have not see 7 on it.... but I think it should be able to do it.  Only thing I might suggest is looking at CrazyGuys with the auto zombie fix.  With 7 it will be more important I would think.

Or write your own mod to do it.   But I'm going to say it should... but 3 is my max so I could be wrong.

I don't think there is a bad color.  Only one I kinda think is boring is green... just seen to many PCB's in my life with that color.

But others are all great I think it's great. I hope you are able to extend bath in group buys

If you were buying this much chances are you would want hardware and buy new.  With a order that big it's likely there is a discount as they can make less per since big amount.  It does take bulk to get discount on most but for most 75k would do it I think. (Two I'm not sure is Bitfury might take more for them to even sell to you, and SP50 once release I expect to be quite high and bulk buyers).

But you would want either your own hosting center (which is hard to start) or go with someone else already doing it which with that amount again chances are hosting will give you a discount with 200T worth of gear.

This part I think is a small section.  Very few just turn off the machine and let it collect dust.  It is where a miner most likely has multiple homes during it's life for most.

The person who is early adopter with high to normal electrifcity, sells to low to free electricity after using it till they are happy.  It can add a decent amount to ROI to sell the rigs.   I personally do sell all my old rigs.

Nightly bitwisdom:

Bitcoin Difficulty:    72,722,780,643
Estimated Next Difficulty:    78,541,567,192 (+8.00%)
Adjust time:    After 319 Blocks, About 2.1 days
Hashrate(?):    542,464,033 GH/s

Price at 367 and heading up.... so rather nice movement.

I do give you some kudos on wanting to learn the inner workings.  Love to see people get interested in a piece of hardware and really look into it.

On the controller I probley would just stick with what they is tried and approved.  Honestly the RPI B and B+ can run 50 machines if needed..... that is a lot of power really to be able to do that.  The miners being able to make a chian is nice for a commercial setting with tons of miners.

For those of us with a few i honestly don't think RPI B vs RPI 2 will make much of a difference.   Only really boot time is quicker... but you don't boot the RPI that often it stay's on for day's/weeks/maybe months.  So really RPI B or B+ is going to be perfect for almost all users.

Thanks for doing this! I know it must be busy being in the holiday seasons.   I appreciate you making it right as always.

That is why I have been proudly in here since end of March!  It's been a long time which is good.

CrazyGuy's R1's if you select it come with a custom firmware that does it.

Other's have mentioned a chron job on here (I believe it was crazy guy who put it up, and others just quoted).  But that is other option.   This one I have not seen as much about people doing so might be some more work, but should be doable.